biala guest. managed by for. this is the the news live from berlin the corona virus outbreak becomes a global health emergency. reasons i'm declaring a public close emergency of international concern. over the global outbreak. cool enough to put on a virus the world health organization made the declaration as the total cases

approach $10000.00 spreading across china at least 18 additional countries. also coming up greece wants to build a new border barrier take a look there is a floating obstacle like this the government hopes will keep migrants from turkey from making the crossing it has human rights advocates concerned. m y m book rough welcome to the program the world health organization has declared the corona virus outbreak a global health emergency the decision triggers tighter containment and better information sharing among global health officials this is the 6th time the w.h.o. has made such a declaration since the current system was created in 2005 a virus which originated in china has spread to at least 18 other countries. and

look at the will ports from here at los angeles international to shanghai china and many points in between medical authorities are working desperately to prevent the corona virus spreading further and now the world health organization has declared the news trying to global emergency the emergency committee hold most a unanimous lee concluded the. coroner virus break is a public health emergency of international concerns and that's because of an increasing number of cases of person to person transmission outside china like in the u.s. midwest and city of chicago their doctors are reporting the country's 1st case of one person effecting another with the virus on american soil our newly confirmed patient is a man in his sixty's as you heard the husband of our 1st confirmed case he is also currently hospitalized and in stable condition the risks posed by the current virus

main authorities have been taking drastic measures to prevent it spread locking down these cruise ship in cheek evacuate really with thousands of board because 2 passengers showed flu like symptoms. in the end they tested negative for the new virus. my duty has been to adopt all these necessary measures because i am responsible for my citizens and their health. and that's the strategy being adopted by authorities in many countries like here in spying strict quarantines that this military hospital a plan for spaniards returning from china the hope is that secure facilities like this one can limit the viruses spread and get this outbreak under control. let's get more from dr john epstein in new york she specializes in these kinds of diseases dr epstein how worried are you hi good evening. howard in my eye paying careful attention to this but this is

a rapidly evolving situation and we know from past experience that we will be able to control and contain this a bench actually and it's a matter of understanding how quickly it's transmitting where the cases are and making sure we're doing the fundamental things like early detection of cases isolation and social distancing to prevent secondary transmission. so tell us you've been very involved with previous outbreaks of this kind what have we learned from those outbreaks that we can apply to this one happening now. what was interesting sars was originally controlled when those things that i just mentioned were applied it was about isolating case it is making sure that people were separated that they weren't infecting others and there was a global coordination sars is really important in terms of global cornish and we're seeing even more of it today now middle east respiratory syndrome or mers coronavirus is still ongoing there are cases that still occur and we're still

working on identifying where the irish transmission areas are typically from camels to people and so we do get low cost years of cases this $1.00 is going to require a lot of court nation and making sure that cases are detected in accurately diagnose early and recognising mild an asymptomatic cases and those who've been in contact with cases so very traditional public health measures are going to be important here and that's from kind of top down what governments and health officials need to be doing what about for our viewers for mary people is there anything they can be doing to keep themselves safe and healthy. really one of the most important things is hand washing good hygenic practices if you're in an area where there's transmission of this current are going on particularly in china masks can help because the limit aerosolization or you know coughing and sneezing and droplets being transmitted into the air which is how the virus can spread from person to person but for most people hand washing and simply being aware you start to feel ill and you have a history of travel to an area where this virus is circulating make sure you see

a medical professional report to a hospital so that they can test you for this virus all right dr john i've seen in new york with the latest on what's happening with this global health emergency thank you very much meanwhile in china the lunar new year holiday was supposed to come to an end instead it's been extended with travel restrictions and lockdowns many cities across the country staying in place it's to prevent the spread of the virus the vast majority of the early $10000.00 coronavirus cases are in china's hu province and the city of. the epicenter of the outbreak people there are on high alert. on the border with today province where the virus passed a matched few are braving the streets many shops are closed and town centers deserted residents are cautious watching this right now to not only i don't want to go around but today i feel that i've been at home for quite

a few days so i went out to get some sunshine and go for a short walk in the small area but i didn't. run a man. lies or to do the normally this time of year a lot of people come here you know now there's nobody. normally there are at least a few 1000 people walking about here. the latest figures from chinese health authorities share the number of cases are rising nearly 10000 people are infected in the country and over 200 people have died. under several airline suspend services in and out of china governments have started flying the citizens out of the city han the center of the crisis. today my government told me i have to go to the airport i think it will be made to small mental tricks from the chinese government. i'm not sure that i think i will fly to germany and after this

i will be isolated. for 2 weeks food hands locals life there is on with ever present precautions in the middle. east human rights group amnesty international has criticized plans by greece to the ploy a floating barrier as a way to prevent migrants from reaching greek islands from turkey a group described described the plan as an alarming escalation in the greek government's efforts to stop migrants from reaching its shores. the ministry of defense has announced new plans to protect the external you border so that no more refugees from turkey can cross into greece. cloten barriers are there solution and the contract for production is up for bids because. she's brought vulnerable deal of a national coordinator had a good idea when he suggested buying floating barrios. father murphy after we install them we'll see if i have to decide effect on the pharmacist blocks the

barriers might look similar to this right now these service storm protection between the greek islands and the turkish mainland they are being used in many places including off the coast of lesbos the plan is to build 2.7 kilometer long barriers or nets that rise about 50 centimeters out of the water this would be a barrier mechanism in the 18 c. . human rights organizations are worried about the greek government's plans establishment of fans at sea to prevent migrants from reaching greece. think and there's no way that these will stop the flow as long as people have problems in their countries for human rights watch has stated that these plans violate human rights the greek government has also decided to deploy more border police bill deportation camps and speed up asylum procedures . and that is some of the other stories making news around the world palestinian

protesters have clashed with israeli security forces in the west bank as they demonstrate against u.s. president donald trump's controversial peace plan it would give israel key parts of the occupied west bank which is one of several points palestinians reject. the u.s. senate is set to vote on an additional witnesses on friday in president donald trump impeachment trial democrats are pushing for further testimonies including that of former national security adviser john roll but if the senate leadership gets its way the trial and with a quick acquittal. because australian officials have declared a state of emergency for the capital city of canberra and surrounding regions as soaring temperatures and strong winds threaten to worsen a large bushfire burning out of control it's the 1st state of emergency in the capital since fatal wildfires in 2003. opponents

of brecht's that have been rallying on the eve of the united kingdom's departure from the european union the u.k. is due to depart the block at 11 pm on friday local time london and brussels now half until the end of the year to hammer out their future relationship. the l.a. lakers basketball team will return to the court friday night for their 1st game since former teammate kobe bryant was killed in a helicopter crash the lakers are planning to hold a pre-game tributes bryant it's 13 year old daughter giana and 7 others who die in sunday's accident each of us public reported from los angeles. a memorial in the making to kobe bryant and his daughter giana. this los angeles artist known as cable has been working on it for only a few days he's not sure when he'll finish it. cable has painted other murals in

l.a. but this one is different if i kind of like my 1st time doing like somebody's like a tribute. and wow we can thank so much energy out here in the street you know people like coming together like the night shift i feel like i did like a place where people can actually write gather and kind of like embrace a character the loss of the basketball star his daughter and 7 others in last sunday's helicopter crash has devastated funds working on the mural has given cable time to come to terms with the tragedy and focus on what legacy colby leaves behind here with by a lot of people and and i hope he has his death. i don't know i won't let it go again you know but people like you i got to see a future out there the 3 cardiff will emerge from there if you know expired by biased person. across town and central los angeles heartbroken funds have created

a memorial outside the staples center the basketball arena where kobe's former team the l.a. lakers play their home games his death has resulted in an outpouring of grief. as to day turns to night the mourners multiply many of spoke. you know how they followed kobe's entire 20 year career playing until his retirement in 2016 as the n.b.a.'s 3rd highest all time score for each and every front coby even though at times tried to do in controversy was special and his death aged $41.00 came too soon. it's not just. the championship winner the m.v.p. the all star it's you know we lost a family member eliot los angeles lost a family member and he's going to leave a legacy of an amazing father i think and so much more than just basketball

obviously he won an oscar he did a lot more so i think he's is going to be. i can't even put it into words but the biggest thing that l.a. ever lost southern california ever lost because we all loved him and we're going to miss him greatly. what he made for us is that anybody you can do it anyone can do it you know just because you're black or white or hispanic it doesn't matter you could do what you want to do and kobe bryant. been a young black man you could do whatever you put your money to. the l.a. lakers will play their 1st game since kobe's death on friday night an emotional time for funds who are determined to never forget their hero. don't forget you can always get you to be a news on the go just download our app from the google play or the app store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if your part of a news story you can you also use that you know if you have send us photos and

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